ISBAR Clinical Handover

• Template structure

  The ISBAR Clinical Handover template captures these sections automatically from your recording.

  1. Identification
  2. Situation
  3. Background
  4. Assessment
  5. Recommendation

• Built for

  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatrist
  • Social Worker
  • Psychologist
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Registered Nurse
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • General Practitioner
  • Midwife
  • Paediatrician
  • Neurologist
  • Geriatrician
  • Obstetrician
  • Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • Sleep Specialist

1. 01 Record or dictate the session

   In-person, telehealth, or hybrid. Audio is deleted immediately once it's processed. If it can't upload, it stays on your own device so you can retry; if it uploads but can't be processed, it's held in Australia for up to 48 hours, then deleted.

2. 02 Pick the ISBAR Clinical Handover template

   Or make it your default template so future recordings use it automatically.

3. 03 Review and finalise

   Your note is generated in the structure above. Edit anything you want — your practice, your voice — then save to the client record.

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